Shows
The Actor’s MindSeason 5 Episode 5: Kateri Interviews AnneKateri interviews Anne!2023-06-2836 minThe Actor’s MindSeason 5 Episode 4: Anne Interviews KateriAnne has the enormous pleasure of interviewing her dear friend and podcast co-host Kateri McRae about her research, her passion for working with college students.2023-06-2841 min
The Actor’s MindSeason 5 Episode 3: Creative Habit + Habit FormationAnne and Kateri bust the myth of the muse and of spontaneous creative inspiration by exploring various tools to strengthen your creative habit. Kateri explains the neuroscience of habit formation; then both offer ways to increase your awareness and control over your productive creative habits and their obstacles.
Guest: Barret O’Brien, actor, writer, teacher
https://barretobrien.com2023-06-211h 38The Actor’s MindSeason 5 Episode 2: Public Solitude + Self-ConsciousnessAnne and Kateri explore the old-school Stanislavski tool called Public Solitude, and then deep dive into an investigation of the psychological concept of Self-Consciousness.
Guest: Bella Merlin, actor, writer, professor
http://www.bellamerlin.com2023-06-141h 36The Actor’s MindSeason 5 Episode 1: Actor Fear, Anxiety, Stress, and CopingAnne discusses various fears and internal obstacles actors encounter; Kateri then defines anxiety and stress and explains the difference between the two. Then both Kateri and Anne offer ways of coping and combatting these common fears, anxieties, and stressors.
Guest: Dr. Michelle Rozenman, Assistant Professor in the clinical child psychology Ph.D. Program, who also directs the BRAVE Lab in DU's Department of Psychology.2023-06-071h 33
The Actor’s MindSeason 4 Episode 4: The Space BetweenAnne and Kateri discuss their reactions to the conversation with Dr. Danny McIntosh about different kinds of empathy, the space between actor and character, characters and other characters, and interdisciplinarity.2021-07-0659 minThe Actor’s MindSeason 4 Episode 3: Mimicry and ResonanceAnne and Kateri talk about all sorts of things—mimicry, resonance, empathy, the power of theater, religious experiences, and more—with psychologist Dr. Danny McIntosh, who also has been Dean of DU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences for the past seven years.
Guest: Dr. Danny McIntosh2021-06-2951 minThe Actor’s MindSeason 4 Episode 2: Actor Agency, Empathy, and EmbodimentKateri and Anne’s response to Episode 1.2021-06-221h 05The Actor’s MindSeason 4 Episode 1: The Science of ActingAnne and Kateri interview three psychologists who have worked with actors in order to investigate how various psychological studies make sense of the acting process.
Guests: Dr. Thalia Goldstein, Dr. Denis Dumas, Dr. Peter Sokol-Hessner2021-06-1557 minThe Actor’s MindSeason 3 Episode 5: An Interview with Kristin LinklaterAnne’s May 2020 interview with world-renowned voice teacher, Kristin Linklater, who passed away on June 5.
Guest: Kristin Linklater (https://www.linklatervoice.com/)2020-06-0744 min
The Actor’s MindSeason 3 Episode 4: Actor’s Mental Health and Emotional IntelligenceKateri and Anne discuss actor mental health and emotional intelligence. Then they interview Ashley Hamilton, Executive Director of the University of Denver Prison Arts Initiative.
Guest: Ashley Hamilton2020-06-031h 33The Actor’s MindSeason 3 Episode 3: CreativityKateri and Anne discuss creativity, describe it as a three-step process, and explain the neuroscience behind it. Then Anne interviews Anne Bogart.
Guest: Anne Bogart (http://siti.org/blogs/anne-bogart)2020-05-261h 33The Actor’s MindSeason 3 Episode 2: EmotionKateri and Anne take a deep dive into one of their favorite topics: emotions. Then Kateri interviews Dr. Ajay Satpute, an affective neuroscientist.
Guest: Dr. Ajay Satpute2020-05-191h 22The Actor’s MindSeason 3 Episode 1: The Pandemic EpisodeAnne and Kateri discuss teaching theater online, and then Anne talks with guests about the pandemic’s impact on the Colorado theater community.
Guests: Lynne Collins, Anthony Powell, and Allison Watrous2020-05-121h 32The Actor’s MindSeason 2 Episode 5: Comedy and Psychological Theories of HumorAnne and Kateri discuss comedy and psychological theories of humor.
Guest: Jessica Robblee2019-06-121h 41
The Actor’s MindSeason 2 Episode 4: Inner Monologue + Modes of CognitionKateri and Anne discuss the acting tools of inner monologue and objects of attention as well as the psychological concepts of “top down” and “bottom up” modes of cognition.
Guests: Mare Trevathan and Rodney Lizcano2019-05-271h 29
The Actor’s MindSeason 2 Episode 3: Perspective, Feedback, and Psychological DistanceAnne and Kateri discuss the roles of actor, director, dramaturg, audience, and critic when discussing perspective on the process of rehearsing and performing a play, including giving and receiving feedback.
Guest: John Moore (http://mydenvercenter.org)2019-05-151h 31The Actor’s MindSeason 2 Episode 2: Casting + Personality TraitsCasting + Personality Traits
Anne and Kateri discuss casting and personality traits.
Guest: Talleri McRae2019-05-081h 27
The Actor’s MindSeason 2 Episode 1: Auditioning + Impression FormationAuditioning + Impression Formation
Anne and Kateri discuss Auditioning and Impression Formation.
Guest: Sylvia Gregory (http://sylviagregorycasting.com/)2019-05-011h 23The Actor’s MindEpisode 5: Language + PsycholinguisticsLanguage + Psycholinguistics
Kateri and Anne discuss the power of language for an actor and the corresponding study of psycholinguistics.
Guest: Sabin Epstein2018-06-051h 39The Actor’s MindEpisode 4: Presence + MindfulnessPresence + Mindfulness
Kateri and Anne share their discussion of actor presence/stage presence and the psychological concept of mindfulness with guest Thalia Goldstein.
Guests: Thalia Goldstein, Jessica Austgen, and Lauren Bahlman2018-05-311h 38The Actor’s MindEpisode 3: Actor/Character Physicality + Embodied CognitionActor/Character Physicality + Embodied Cognition
Kateri and Anne discuss actor/character physicality and embodied cognition.
Guest: Regan Linton2018-05-291h 35The Actor’s MindEpisode 2: Substitution + Episodic MemorySubstitution + Episodic Memory
Kateri and Anne discuss substitution and episodic memory.
Guest: Gareth Saxe2018-05-241h 32The Actor’s MindEpisode 1: Objective + Appraisal Theory of EmotionObjective + Appraisal Theory of Emotion
Kateri and Anne discuss one of the most important acting tools, objective, and a parallel psychological concept, appraisal theory of emotion.
Guests: Larry Hecht, Ashlee Temple, and Allison Watrous2018-05-211h 31